Chapter 1 A New Path

Nie Yan took a relatively concealed path, detouring around them, and rode his Faulkner warhorse towards the Silent Gulf.

After about six minutes, he climbed a hillside and looked into the distance. At the exit of the canyon, a beautiful bay appeared before his eyes.

The scenery was picturesque. The beautiful bay was like a quiet maiden, the sea breeze gently caressing it, stirring up white waves. In the center of the sea were three large islands, lush with trees.

The Watcher Benita was on these three islands, but Nie Yan couldn't remember exactly which one.

He put away his Faulkner warhorse and jumped down the hillside, rushing towards the distant bay.

When he reached the seaside, Nie Yan thought for a moment and decided to swim over underwater. Large flying creatures often haunted the sky above Silent Gulf, and even powerful dragons. The sea was relatively safer. In his previous life, players had swum to reach the three islands.

It was said that there were two Zijing (purple-gold) mining areas at the bottom of Silent Gulf, rich in high-quality Zijing ore. He wondered where they were. If he could find them, he could have Guo Huai organize players to come and mine.

With the increasing development of mechanics and forging, the Niu Ren (Amazing People) Tribe's demand for ore was increasing, so they urgently needed to find more mining areas, especially high-quality resources like Zijing.

Nie Yan jumped into the sea and swam forward quickly.

A few minutes later, Nie Yan activated his underwater breathing skill and dived deep into the seabed.

The world beneath the sea was beautiful and mysterious. Beams of light shone down, shimmering, and schools of giant fish swam by from time to time. The climate of Silent Gulf was warm, and because it was shallow water, there were not many predators, making it suitable for these creatures.

The creatures that spawned here were level 70 electric rays. They were relatively gentle creatures. As long as you didn't attack them, they wouldn't attack you even if you swam close to them.

Watching the electric rays swim past him, Nie Yan didn't attack them. At his current level, killing these electric rays wouldn't give him much experience, so he didn't want to waste time.

Occasionally, Nie Yan would reach out and touch these strange creatures, and they would wag their long tails and nimbly dodge.

There was an island to the east, and Nie Yan accelerated towards it.

After more than ten minutes, Nie Yan had reached the deeper waters, about a hundred meters from the seabed. Suddenly, he saw a golden light flash in the distant sea. He was surprised. What was that?

This thing was very large and seemed to be swimming.

Nie Yan thought of the Golden Electric Eel he had killed when he was a low level. Could it be another golden creature?

He'd better go and take a look first. Golden creatures were generally gentle. As long as you didn't attack them first, they wouldn't attack you.

Nie Yan immediately followed the golden light and swam over. Gradually, he got closer and closer to the light source. When he saw what the thing actually looked like, he showed a shocked expression. What a huge creature!

This should be a fish. It was about ten yards long, like a giant whale, covered with golden scales all over its body, golden and translucent, with soft fins rhythmically stroking.

Nie Yan approached it to about sixty yards away. It must have noticed Nie Yan. It turned around, bubbles coming from its mouth, and swam towards Nie Yan.

Nie Yan turned to run, but suddenly, every movement became very difficult. Not good!

A powerful pressure came through him, and his body couldn't move. Nie Yan felt a great threat. If this creature attacked him first, he probably wouldn't even have a chance to resist. Damn it, Nie Yan struggled to break free, but it was all in vain.

The golden fish swam around Nie Yan for a while, observing him, and seemed to lose interest in Nie Yan, turning to swim towards the deeper sea.

The pressure on Nie Yan suddenly disappeared, and Nie Yan finally regained his freedom. Golden creatures were generally gentle and would not actively attack players. This iron rule seemed very useful, so he escaped.

Seeing the golden fish leaving slowly, Nie Yan threw a scout at it.

Golden Dragon Fish: Special creature, level 120.

It was a level 120 golden creature, no wonder it was so strong.

According to normal calculations, a level 120 golden creature was much stronger than a level 180 elite creature. For Nie Yan, the Golden Dragon Fish was an unattainable existence.

It was actually a Golden Dragon Fish?!

Nie Yan suddenly remembered several very popular videos from his previous life, all related to the Golden Dragon Fish. This Golden Dragon Fish had been active near Silent Gulf. In his previous life, when he was over a hundred levels, Guangming Shengyan (Radiant Sacred Flame) took a fancy to it and organized a large team of two thousand people, with an average level of over 120. They were all equipped with the best equipment, various underwater breathing props and potions, and the preparations were quite complete. They thought they could kill the Golden Dragon Fish, but they suffered a disastrous defeat. The entire team of two thousand people was wiped out, and only fifty or sixty people escaped.

At that time, Nie Yan also watched the video. The strength of the Golden Dragon Fish was simply speechless. More than two hundred fully armed shield warriors collapsed in just five seconds, followed by a one-sided massacre. After that incident, players didn't dare to provoke the Golden Dragon Fish for a long time.

Later, Kaixuan Diguo (Triumphant Empire), Guangming Shengyan, and Zhandao Shixue (Bloodthirsty Battle Blade) organized five Shen Wushi (God-blessed Warriors), a total of more than thirty top professional players, and three thousand people, before they dared to attack the Golden Dragon Fish. After defeating the Golden Dragon Fish, it was said that the body of the Golden Dragon Fish turned into a Dragon Fish Sword, quietly suspended in the sea, with golden light shining brightly. In history, the Dragon Fish Sword was a magical weapon no less than the Sword of Zennard, and its holder was Kross, the leader of the giants, who had led the war against the dragons.

The value of such a unique and powerful artifact could not be measured in money. Like Nie Yan's Sword of Zennard, such weapons were generally bound after being equipped.

In the end, the Dragon Fish Sword fell into the hands of a Shen Wushi named Fengdao Wushuang (Peerless Wind Blade) in Guangming Shengyan. That sword was simply a killing weapon, killing people like cutting melons and vegetables. It was said that after that Shen Wushi obtained the Dragon Fish Sword, his damage was more than doubled, and there was never a situation of aggro loss when pulling monsters.

In his previous life, Fengdao Wushuang was a prominent figure. At this moment, although he held an important position in Guangming Shengyan, he seemed a little overshadowed compared to Cuican Daoguang (Brilliant Blade Light) and others.

When the team had enough strength, Nie Yan would bring his troops to clear this Golden Dragon Fish. Such a magical weapon as the Dragon Fish Sword must not be missed.

The Dragon Fish Sword was a one-handed sword, so it was more suitable for shield warriors. For a shield warrior, having a better weapon meant that their attack damage was stronger, and it was easier to attract the Boss's aggro when tanking the Boss, which would ensure the safety of the team. If it was put on the market, the value of a fully functional Dragon Fish Sword was estimated to be much more expensive than a fully functional Sword of Zennard.

Watching the Golden Dragon Fish gradually move away, Nie Yan swam in the other direction, anyway, the Golden Dragon Fish had always been active in Silent Gulf, so there was no need to worry about it running away. Silent Gulf was just such a small place, it was not simple to find such a big Golden Dragon Fish.

After diving underwater for a while, Nie Yan reached the edge of an island, came out of the seabed, and walked towards the beach. He saw some humanoid monsters covered with spikes on the distant coast, and quickly entered stealth mode.

The islands were not as safe as the sea. What spawned here were level 120 Ironback Fishmen, which were very powerful. The most troublesome thing about them was that they were physically immune, and any physical attack was ineffective against them. When encountering such monsters, Nie Yan could only walk around them.

After searching the island for a while and failing to find the Watcher Benita, Nie Yan continued to go to sea and swam to another island. While diving underwater, he discovered a Zijing mining area, right in the middle of the two islands. He recorded the coordinates.

This Zijing mining area stretched for three or four hundred yards. Everywhere, you could see pieces of sparkling Zijing embedded in the seabed reefs, some large and some small, glittering like stars, which was quite spectacular.

The monsters here were very docile and would not attack people. This was simply an excellent mining location for miners. Even miners with low levels could come here to mine.

Nie Yan immediately sent a message to Guo Huai, asking Guo Huai to send someone to mine the ore.

The Niu Ren Tribe's mining team had expanded from the original one hundred people to six thousand people, of which about one thousand were officially hired by the Niu Ren Tribe. They were stationed in various mining areas, responsible for collecting ore for the Niu Ren Tribe. With the development of the game, there were more and more high-level people, and most of the players who were not good at leveling and PK turned into miners and other professions that did not require much skill.

This group of miners had decent productivity. While meeting their own needs, the Niu Ren Tribe could also sell some of the excess lower-quality ore.

Generally, when a mining area was first discovered, the mineral resources were relatively abundant. After being mined for a period of time, the amount of ore produced each day would be much less. The Niu Ren Tribe had enough low-end ore, but there was a large shortage of high-end ore such as Zijing. The Zijing mining area discovered by Nie Yan would be of great help to the Niu Ren Tribe.

Guo Huai had already sent someone over. It would probably take a long time for the Niu Ren Tribe's players to escort the miners over, as there were too many high-level monsters along the way. After escorting a batch of miners over, those miners would not have to go back. They would work here for a few weeks, and the Niu Ren Tribe's thief players would transport the ore they mined back.

There was another Zijing mining area nearby, and Guo Huai could send someone to look for it.

After a while, Nie Yan set foot on another island. As he walked onto the beach, he heard a beautiful song floating in the air, sometimes audible and sometimes not, like weeping and complaining. The voice was as clear as a nightingale, as if telling the longing in her heart.

It should be the voice of the Dragon girl Benita. She was on this island!